Bianchi Road/"Specials" Range 2009

[John the Monkey]

The big question is, are they fugly, though?

http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/first-look-bianchi-road-bikes-2009-18309

http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/first-look-bianchi-2009-specials-range-18311

The white/celeste C2C is godawful - the Ducati flat bar bike - the titanium bike that's clear lacquer other than the fork (with celeste tape) - the TT bike with it's riotous clashing celete and red scheme.

On the other hand, look at the gorgeousness of the HoC 928SL, and the rather lovely Mono-Q - the cross bike doesn't look half bad either.

 

[fossyant]

C2C is just wrong, the ducatti - what's with the gear cables being in the outer cable for the entire length - messy

 

[HLaB]

I liked the black B4P model but that white C2C is just all wrong

 

[wafflycat]

Blech... and I have two Bianchis which I love, but the new ones are yuk, apart from the very light carbon road bike.

 

[Fab Foodie]

Nasty. What's happened to Bianchi?

 

[fossyant]

Showed the pics to a colleague who has a proper coloured one...he wasn't impressed..... !!!!

Check the site out.. messy !!!

 

[yenrod]

You missed one:

- they are short in the top tube just perfect for a short-arsed bettini !

 

[longers]

Not keen on the first but the second looks smart. To me

 

[Leadlegs]

So, maybe the celeste/white C2C isn’t showing this bike in its best light. I’m sure that there will be other colour schemes available. I hope so anyway because I think that it’s the over-abundance of white is what makes this look naff, at least in the photos – maybe it looks better in the flesh.

At least it is reported to ride just as well as the 2008 model.

 

[stevenb]

Slightly off topic here but when do the bike manfacturers release their 2009 range?
Bianchi bikes change each year in terms of style...or so it would seem to me.

 

[wav3ydave]

2009 bikes used to all preview at Eurobike but the launches seem to get pushed back every year...

there's a review of the B4P from Eurobike here:

http://road.cc/content/eurobike-rides-bianchi-928-carbon-t-cube

 

[Landslide]

Quote:
"The Mono-Q rides like a steel bike, but weights (sic) just over a kilo"

Deary me, that'll have the commissaires in a tiz, it's well below the UCI limit...

 

[John the Monkey]

The mono-q is a really exciting bike, I think - C+ previewed it and were very complimentary indeed. Sadly, it's about £2k out of my budget.

 

[John the Monkey]

...the new Dolomiti - clearly aimed at getting us to forgive all that has gone before, with its gorgeous chromed lugs, retro decals and general steely retro-ness.